ALTEN Technology USA
Exterior Trim Design Release Engineer
Long Beach, California, United States · Contract
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Sponsors, but it's cap-subject — you still face the weighted lottery (~45% per draw at Level III). Good if you win; have a cap-exempt backup on your list.
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the lottery is wage-weighted — each level is one more entry
$3,739 more — $123,739 — moves this role to Level III and 3 lottery entries. That figure is inside the range the employer already advertised.
Based on the DOL prevailing wage for this occupation and worksite, a base salary of $123,739 would place this position at wage Level III. That figure is within the posted range, and I'd like to target it. This role classifies under "Mechanical Engineers" for prevailing-wage purposes.
DOL prevailing wage, 2026-27 wage year · Mechanical Engineers (17-2141) · Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA. Wage level is derived by USCIS from the offered wage, occupation and worksite; the occupation shown is inferred from the job title.
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About the role
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Responsibilities
- Develop and release exterior trim components, including A-surface parts, from concept selection through design maturation and production launch.
- Define component requirements, interfaces, packaging, attachment strategy, and design direction in collaboration with cross-functional teams.
- Lead design reviews and supplier discussions
- Prepare and review engineering deliverables, including drawings, models, specifications, engineering change documentation, and design-release data.
- Lead tooling kick-off and follow tooling progress through design reviews, tool trials, part inspections, and corrective actions.
- track results and drive resolution of test failures.
- Develop and maintain DFMEAs, identify design risks, and ensure mitigations are reflected in the product definition and validation plan.
- Support build events, manufacturing readiness, issue resolution, and launch activities.
- Manage interfaces with adjacent systems, such as body structure, lighting, sealing, closures, and other exterior components.
- Experience taking parts from concept and design maturation through tooling, testing, verification, and launch.
Requirements
- Experience engineering and releasing automotive exterior trim parts, including A-surface components.
- Working knowledge of 3DEXPERIENCE (3DX) for product definition, release, and lifecycle-data management.
- Ability to interpret engineering drawings, specifications, and product requirements.
- Drug Screening Requirement: As a federal contractor, Alten USA maintains a drug-free workplace. All candidates selected for employment will be required to successfully complete a pre-employment drug screening as a condition of hire.
- All candidates selected for employment will be required to successfully complete a pre-employment drug screening as a condition of hire.
Nice to have
- Knowledge of exterior materials and processes, such as injection molding, extrusion, compression molding, painting, plating, and substrate/finish interactions.
- Understanding of appearance requirements, Class-A surface interfaces, grain and gloss, color matching, and cosmetic quality.
- Experience with tolerance stack-up, fit-and-finish, gap-and-flush, water management, corrosion, and environmental durability.
- Experience with change management, build issue tracking, and production readiness.
Compensation
- $120,000 - 140,000
- The actual salary offered is dependent on various factors including, but not limited to, location, the candidate's combination of job-related knowledge, qualifications, skills, education, training, and experience
Benefits
- We're ALTEN Technology USA, an engineering company helping clients bring groundbreaking ideas to life-from advancing space exploration and life-saving medical devices to building autonomous electric vehicles.
- With 3,000+ experts across North America, we partner with leading companies in aerospace, medical devices, robotics, automotive, commercial vehicles, EVs, rail, and more.
- When you join ALTEN Technology USA, you'll collaborate on some of the world's toughest engineering challenges, supported by mentorship, career growth opportunities, and comprehensive benefits.
Company info
- We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and consider all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or veteran status.
- As part of the global ALTEN Group-57,000+ engineers in 30 countries-we deliver across the entire product development cycle, from consulting to full project outsourcing.
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